0 past simple and past participle of matter
1 to be important, or to affect what happens:
We were late but it didn't seem to matter.
"What did you say?" "Oh, it doesn't matter."
[ + question word ] It doesn't matter what you wear - just as long as you come.
[ + that ] It didn't matter that our best player was injured after ten minutes - we still won.
I know Charles doesn't think this project is important, but it matters to me.
Oh just put it anywhere - it doesn't matter where.
Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance.
It's the sum total of what you eat over a long period that matters and not what you consume in a day.
Factional differences and personal animosity appear to have mattered more than party throughout these debates.
This resulted in higher self-esteem when approaching the task and a sense of importance that their opinions and their choices mattered.
It was the control of prices and profits that mattered and this had to be general.
